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Britain will feel the repercussions of Syria and the rise of Islamic extremism within its own borders for "many years" to come, a top counter-terrorism expert has said.

Cressida Dick, the Metropolitan Police's assistant commissioner and head of specialist operations, warned that Britain would feel long-term consequences of the conflict.

She told the BBC it represented a terrorist threat to the UK, and that young British Muslims who have travelled to the war-torn country to fight might commit violence when they return.

(POLITICS Isis)

CAMERON TO FORCE EU VOTE ON JUNCKER

David Cameron will risk inflaming the row with fellow EU leaders over his desire to block Jean-Claude Juncker from taking the European Commission presidency by forcing an unprecedented vote on the issue this week.

The Prime Minister will spell out his concerns in a meeting with European Council president Herman Van Rompuy tomorrow, ahead of a meeting with counterparts from across the 28-member bloc on Friday.

He wants a delay in the process in an effort to find a consensus candidate, but if leaders are not even willing to consider alternatives to Mr Juncker the Prime Minister will call a vote and require his counterparts from across the EU to set out their positions clearly.

(POLITICS Europe)

MILIBAND IS A REAL LEADER - KINNOCK

Former Labour leader Lord Kinnock has rallied to the defence of Ed Miliband, praising his "great personal and political courage".

Mr Miliband's leadership has come under intense scrutiny, but he has insisted he can defy the odds to win the next general election.

Lord Kinnock insisted that Mr Miliband is a "real leader" and said he has the "toughness" to take the party into government.

(POLITICS Labour)

LABOUR MOVE ON MANIFESTOS SCRUTINY

Labour will force a Commons vote over its plan for the independent budget watchdog to scrutinise parties' tax and spending plans ahead of the next election.

Ed Miliband's party has been pushing for the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to be given the power to scrutinise manifesto commitments from opposition parties.

It will challenge Chancellor George Osborne to accept the proposal in the Commons on Wednesday.

(POLITICS Budget)

MINISTER: WE NO LONGER CONTROL NHS

Public health minister Jane Ellison has acknowledged that the Government no longer has "day-to-day control" of the NHS and compared the situation to being "on a high wire without a net".

The Conservative minister said as a result of the sweeping reforms under former health secretary Andrew Lansley "we pretty much gave away control" of the NHS.

But Labour accused ministers of "washing their hands of responsibility for our NHS".

(HEALTH Ellison)

QUARTER 'LOSING FAITH IN POLICE'

One in four people does not trust the police, according to a new poll.

A ComRes survey for the Sunday Mirror has revealed that 24% have lost faith following a series of high-profile scandals involving officers.

The research also revealed widespread concern that punishments for criminals are too lenient, with more than three-quarters (78%) believing that people convicted of crimes are not punished enough.

(POLICE Poll)

YOUNG FACING 'ALARMING' PROSPECTS

The job prospects of young people who are not in full time education are deteriorating "rapidly", a union report has warned.

Research by the TUC found that the job situation facing young people outside education was "alarming".

A study of employment rates over the past 17 years found that employment had improved for groups including lone parents, older people, black and Asian employees and the disabled.

(INDUSTRY Prospects)

UK POLICE STAND BY FOR ENGLAND GAME

British police will be working with Brazilian officers to ensure there is no trouble from "dejected" English football fans during the country's last World Cup match.

England fans have been left in low spirits as the team crashed out of the tournament after losing their first two group matches against Italy and Uruguay.

But the team are set to hit the pitch again on Tuesday, where they will come up against surprise group leaders Costa Rica in Belo Horizonte.

(POLICE Football)

MAN MISSING FROM MENTAL HEALTH UNIT

People are being warned not to approach a man who absconded from a mental health unit.

Anthony Knowles, 48, was on escorted leave from the facility in Homerton, east London, when he went missing yesterday, the Metropolitan Police said.

Knowles, who walks with a limp, is 5ft 8in, heavily built and has tattoos on both arms and a scar across his left eye.

(POLICE Abscond)

'SUGAR TAX' CALL TO TACKLE OBESITY

A campaign group has called on the Government to introduce a "sugar tax" to discourage consumption of sweetened soft drinks.

Action on Sugar said it had developed a seven-point plan to curb childhood obesity following a request for its views from Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

The measures include bringing in a sugar tax, limiting the availability of ultra-processed foods and sweetened soft drinks, and banning "junk food sports sponsorships".